The three weeks of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here just flew by, and the whole ordeal is over at last. There's plenty of time to reminisce, but this is a moment for celebration. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is indeed the winner of the season, and now has claim to the title "King of the Jungle."
There were three finalists going head to head on the last episodes of the competition - Torrie Wilson, John Salley, and Lou Diamond Phillips. The final challenge they had to put up with was truly disgusting, like it was pulled straight out of a Fear Factor clip. It seemed like regurgitated food is what's cooking in Costa Rica.
The three had to deal with a trial of endurance, exposing various body parts to a plague of frogs, roaches and spiders. There's also the epic "cheese vomit" that was far difficult to stomach. Still, they survived and even won a gourmet feast. It was to be their last meal in the jungle, and they truly deserved all that.
While they were eating their share of pizza, fried chicken and a tofu burger for the vegan John, they discussed how they felt about being the last to leave the jungle. During elimination, it was ex-NBA star John Salley who was called out first. He made it to third place, while former pro-wrestler Torrie Wilson came in second.
Finally, the 47-year-old actor Lou Diamond Phillips emerged victorious in what was said to be an "incredibly close" vote. While he bested Torrie for the title, he also won quite a share of the donation money for his chosen charity. Phillips chose Art Has Heart, a non-profit organization aimed at providing college scholarships to high school students in need.
As for the rest of the cast, all except for Frangela were reunited on the Wednesday episode of
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. Everyone remembered their "happy" times in Costa Rica, even though there were a few.
Never the type to miss out on appearances,
The Hills stars Spencer and Heidi Pratt were there. Heidi even talked about the hospitalization she experienced for being in the wild. She said she was going to do all right as long as she keeps herself away from the jungle.
Not a lot of fans really care about the state of Heidi's stomach, so let's just move on and congratulate Lou Diamond Phillips for being crowned the winner of this season's I
'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
-Maria Gonzalez, BuddyTV Staff ColumnistSource:
The Examiner,
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